Apparently this means you can use any pan on your induction hob. Anyone tried it? It seems like a fantastic little solution to me!

I was looking to find an induction hob that turns on with a manual switch rather than a touch pad or similar. Then I can use a remote socket, and heat to the temperature I want using my Ninja Block and rules (similar to to PID but much more powerful).

Anyone seen any like that? All the ones I have found turn on digitally somehow.

Using a metal plate between the induction cooker and a non-induction pan means that the plate itself becomes a regular heating element. Since the magnetic field is not flowing thru the actual pan, the heat comes from only the bottom and you lose all the benefits of induction cooking.

Still , it looks very handy for use as a heat diffuser , for heating milk in one of those thin stainless steel stock pots , instead of a double boiler.

When making yoghurt I found a saucepan was too hot for making yoghurt and found I could lose some of the heat by placing a large cast iron frypan on the induction stove with the saucepan in it and the temp was perfect.